About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1913-11-20
Place of birth:
Starke, Florida, USA
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Judy Canova

Overview

From Wikipedia

Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983), born Juliette Canova, (some sources indicate Julietta Canova), was an American comedienne, actress, singer, and radio personality. She appeared on Broadway and in films. She hosted her own self-titled network radio program, a popular series broadcast from 1943 to 1955.

When bandleader Rudy Vallée offered the still-teenaged Canova a guest spot on his radio show in 1931, The Fleischmann Hour, the door opened to a career that spanned more than five decades. The popularity of the Canova family led to numerous performances on radio in the 1930s, and they made their Broadway theater debut in the revue Calling All Stars. An offer from Warner Bros. led to several bit parts before she signed with Republic Pictures.

She recorded for the RCA Victor label and appeared in more than two dozen Hollywood films, playing leading roles as well as supporting parts, including Scatterbrain (1940), Joan of Ozark (1942), and Lay That Rifle Down (1955). In 1943, she began her own radio program, The Judy Canova Show, that ran for twelve years—first on CBS and then on NBC. Playing herself as a love-starved Ozark bumpkin dividing her time between home and Southern California.

By the time her radio program ended in 1955, Canova made a smooth transition to television with appearances on The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Steve Allen Show, Matinee Theatre, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Make Room For Daddy,and other shows. In 1967, she portrayed Mammy Yokum in an unsold TV pilot adapted from Al Capp's Li'l Abner. She also worked on Broadway and in Vegas nightclubs through the early 1970s, touring with No, No Nanette in 1971. She appeared as a mystery guest on the TV show What's My Line on July 18, 1954.

Canova is honored with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to the film & television Industry.

Known for

Acting
1976 Cannonball Actor Sharma Capri 58
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1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Actor Sheriff's Wife 58
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1960 Hillbilly Jamboree Actor N/A
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1956 Hill-billing and Cooing Actor Possum Pearl (voice) (uncredited) 59
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1955 Lay That Rifle Down Actor Judy Canova 59
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1955 Carolina Cannonball Actor Judy Canova N/A
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1954 Untamed Heiress Actor Judy 59
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1952 The WAC From Walla Walla Actor Judy Canova N/A
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1952 Oklahoma Annie Actor Judy Canova 59
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1951 Honeychile Actor Judy Canova 59
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1946 Singin' in the Corn Actor Judy McCoy N/A
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1945 Hit the Hay Actor Judy Stevens / Helen Rand N/A
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1944 Louisiana Hayride Actor Judy Crocker 59
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1943 Sleepy Lagoon Actor Judy Joyner 58
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1943 Chatterbox Actor Judy Boggs N/A
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1942 Joan of Ozark Actor Judy Hull N/A
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1942 True to the Army Actor Daisy Hawkins N/A
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1942 Sleepytime Gal Actor Bessie Cobb N/A
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1941 Puddin' Head Actor Judy Goober 59
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1941 Sis Hopkins Actor Sis Hopkins 59
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1940 Scatterbrain Actor Judy Hull N/A
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1937 Thrill of a Lifetime Actor Judy Canova 59
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1937 Artists & Models Actor Toots N/A
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1935 Things You Never See on the Screen Actor Self 59
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1935 Broadway Gondolier Actor Hillbilly Specialty 58
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1935 Going Highbrow Actor Annie 59
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1935 In Caliente Actor Specialty Singer 58
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